Explore how to protect students from the dangers of the Internet.
Jaime Otto and Julie Anderson
Internet Safety Tips for Students
FBI Internet Safety Tips - http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
This site lists safety tips determined by the FBI for students in grades kindergarten thru fifth grade. These Internet safety tips focus on not giving out identifying information as well as being aware that people can pretend to be someone else very easily when online.
A Public Service Announcement for Teens:
Developed for teens by teens, this PSA helps bring a scary message home...
This website calls itself the world's largest internet safety, help and education resource. http://wiredsafety.org/
Here, you can find information about cyberbullying, cyberstalking, internet safety and more. Of particular usefulness to educators are their media literacy resources--lesson plans about and containing pertinent information literacy concepts http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/toc.html
Internet Safety Tips for Parents
A publication titled familyinternet dated Spring 2009 is chock full of surprising facts and great advice for parents.
For example, did you know: 5 million new users sign onto Facebook each week; 10 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute; and 33% of children ages 2-14 watch movies and online videos on laptops and other electronic devices. Surprised? How about this: According to Virtual Worlds News, children younger than age 7 are more heavily targeted by developers of online virtual worlds than any other age group. As of familyinternet's publication date, there were 107 virtual worlds for children younger than 7.
The publication was created by School Family Media Inc for Parent-Teacher groups, but their website, www.schoolfamily.com, features the main articles of the magazine, plus a host of other valuable resources:
What Kids Do Online Discusses 6 common tasks kids do online and includes information parents should know about them.
Talk With Your Child About the Internet answers parents' questions about how to talk with their children about online safety and responsibility, and how to keep the dialogue open.
The article titled Prevent Online Bullying explains to parents what cyberbullying is, how to protect their children, how to know if their child is a victim, and what to do if it happens.
A primary sponsor of the publication is OnlineFamily.Norton by Symantec, which offers an web-based service providing tools to help monitor what their children are doing online--not as stealthy spying, but transparent, open monitoring that also provides children reminders about what's allowed and what's not. The service costs approximately $60 per year. The schoolfamily website has TONS of great tips and articles for free.
The Family Watchdog is a site that identifies where convicted sexual predators live and work. Parents should view this information for their own city and show it to their child(ren). Hopefully, this will encourage children to be more cautious. Also, the site allows viewers to see a photo of the convicted predators.
KidsHealth contains information on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which was enacted to keep children safe online. It also discusses parent control options as a way for parents to regulate what their children are viewing and doing online.
SafeKids concentrates on a number of issues regarding Internet safety including sexting, how to recognize grooming, social web safety tips, and tips to stop cyberbulling. Parents would benefit from completing the Family Contract for Online Safety and the Online Safety Quiz with their child(ren).
Jaime Otto and Julie Anderson
Internet Safety Tips for Students
FBI Internet Safety Tips - http://www.fbi.gov/kids/k5th/safety2.htm
This site lists safety tips determined by the FBI for students in grades kindergarten thru fifth grade. These Internet safety tips focus on not giving out identifying information as well as being aware that people can pretend to be someone else very easily when online.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=207%20
This site lists Internet safety tips for teenagers. It focuses on what to do if you experience something inappropriate online as well as knowing that you can't trust people online.
A Public Service Announcement for Teens:
Developed for teens by teens, this PSA helps bring a scary message home...
This website calls itself the world's largest internet safety, help and education resource. http://wiredsafety.org/
Here, you can find information about cyberbullying, cyberstalking, internet safety and more. Of particular usefulness to educators are their media literacy resources--lesson plans about and containing pertinent information literacy concepts http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/toc.html
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How to Report
CyberTipline - http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=en_US&PageId=169
This site allows you to make a report if you experience or hear about an inappropriate site. It was created to help fight against child secual exploitation.
Internet Safety Tips for Parents
A publication titled familyinternet dated Spring 2009 is chock full of surprising facts and great advice for parents.
For example, did you know: 5 million new users sign onto Facebook each week; 10 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute; and 33% of children ages 2-14 watch movies and online videos on laptops and other electronic devices. Surprised? How about this: According to Virtual Worlds News, children younger than age 7 are more heavily targeted by developers of online virtual worlds than any other age group. As of familyinternet's publication date, there were 107 virtual worlds for children younger than 7.
The publication was created by School Family Media Inc for Parent-Teacher groups, but their website, www.schoolfamily.com, features the main articles of the magazine, plus a host of other valuable resources:
What Kids Do Online Discusses 6 common tasks kids do online and includes information parents should know about them.
8 Steps to Peace of Mind Online tells paents ways to help keep their children safe online.
Talk With Your Child About the Internet answers parents' questions about how to talk with their children about online safety and responsibility, and how to keep the dialogue open.
The article titled Prevent Online Bullying explains to parents what cyberbullying is, how to protect their children, how to know if their child is a victim, and what to do if it happens.
MySpace and Facebook, What You Should Know is a parents' tutorial on the two most popular social networking sites
The website also includes a .pdf file of an Internet Safety Contract parents can use with their children, a printable list to organize online accounts and passwords, a .pdf template for writing your Internet House Rules, and, designed for Internet Safety Week (but great suggestions anytime), a list of 10 activities parents can do with their children to open conversation about online safety and check that their children are making smart decisions online.
A primary sponsor of the publication is OnlineFamily.Norton by Symantec, which offers an web-based service providing tools to help monitor what their children are doing online--not as stealthy spying, but transparent, open monitoring that also provides children reminders about what's allowed and what's not. The service costs approximately $60 per year. The schoolfamily website has TONS of great tips and articles for free.
An informative booklet on cyber safety is available for free download.
The Family Watchdog is a site that identifies where convicted sexual predators live and work. Parents should view this information for their own city and show it to their child(ren). Hopefully, this will encourage children to be more cautious. Also, the site allows viewers to see a photo of the convicted predators.
KidsHealth contains information on the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which was enacted to keep children safe online. It also discusses parent control options as a way for parents to regulate what their children are viewing and doing online.
SafeKids concentrates on a number of issues regarding Internet safety including sexting, how to recognize grooming, social web safety tips, and tips to stop cyberbulling. Parents would benefit from completing the Family Contract for Online Safety and the Online Safety Quiz with their child(ren).